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Osage Township vs Sarcoxie

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (12.2× in Sarcoxie) and growth since 2010 (+17.6 pts in Sarcoxie).

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Osage Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsBates County · 2,047 people
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Sarcoxie, MOOne of the healthiest townsMissouri · 1,574 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Osage TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 88%of MO districts All about Osage Township →
SarcoxieOne of the healthiest towns
Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 22%of MO districts All about Sarcoxie →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid12.2×
Sarcoxie has the more walkable street grid
Sarcoxie 67.2Osage Township 5.5
Growth since 2010+17.6 pts
Sarcoxie has grown faster since 2010
Sarcoxie +5.7%Osage Township -11.9%
Jobs per worker+70%
Sarcoxie is more of a job hub
Sarcoxie 0.73Osage Township 0.43
Average commute5 min
Sarcoxie has the shorter commute
Osage Township 32 minSarcoxie 26 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Sarcoxie

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Osage Township$560/mo
Typical home $97K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $907/mo · Housing →
Sarcoxie$1,560/mo
Typical home $271K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Sarcoxie and Osage Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
AOsage TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state C−SarcoxieBetter than 22% of districts in the state
Health
DOsage TownshipHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns DSarcoxieHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Osage TownshipSarcoxie
Snow a year10″6″
January low20°F—
July high90°F—
Growing season (days)192d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th62nd
Outdoors & history
Osage TownshipSarcoxie
Trails7 mi0 mi
Conserved land5.5%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Osage TownshipSarcoxie
Library hours a week20 hrs78 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Osage TownshipBates CountySarcoxieMO
Osage Township ↔ Sarcoxie72 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Osage TownshipSarcoxie
People
Population 2,047Highest 1,574Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% +5.7%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 39.4±4.6Highest about the MO average 38.5±5Lowest about the MO average
Osage Township and Sarcoxie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±3.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 30.6%±3.1Highest MO: 22.3%
Sarcoxie and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±3.3Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.6%±1.5Highest MO: 17.9%
Sarcoxie and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 4.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.1%±1.3Highest MO: 5.7%
Sarcoxie and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,625±$13kHighest 27% below MO $41,705±$17kLowest 41% below MO
Osage Township and Sarcoxie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $97,200±$19kHighest 58% below MO $94,100±$10kLowest 59% below MO
Osage Township and Sarcoxie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $907±$299Highest 12% below MO $688±$542Lowest 33% below MO
Osage Township and Sarcoxie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $624Highest 68% below MO $583Lowest 70% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35%±28.7Lowest MO: 45.6% 63.9%±18.2Highest MO: 45.6%
Sarcoxie and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 25.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78%Lowest MO: 68.1% 79.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO 1966Lowest 12 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 34% above MO 26 minLowest 12% above MO
Work from home 7.4%±3.1Highest MO: 13% 3.8%±3.1Lowest MO: 13%
Osage Township and Sarcoxie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.8%Highest 6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Butler (13%)Joplin (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SarcoxieFew work in Osage Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 5.5Lowest 67.2Highest
Schools
School district RICH HILL R-IVSARCOXIE R-II
High school in town Rich Hill HighSarcoxie High
Students per teacherat that high school 11.4Lowest 13.5Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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